James Harrison

[smuggler]

This dude won his team the game tonight with a clutch helmet-to-helmet blow on Browns QB Colt McCoy late in the second half. Clearly the best play of the game. Colt suffered a concussion, but stayed in the game, only to throw the game-sealing pick a few plays later.

I am pissed about this and honestly want to see him suspended. If he still can't learn to stop doing this shit, get him out of the league.

Not his worst one, but the ball was gone, so he should have been pulling up, not bearing down and hitting with the helmet.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Harrison is a turd.

[pbmax]

The Browns coaching and medical staff deserve some credit for letting him go back out after Wallace had just thrown a dart for a first down.

[smuggler]

Oh, no doubt. But when one of the biggest plays of the game is a h2h hit on a QB, you know it was a crap game.

[mraynrand]

The Browns coaching and medical staff deserve some credit for letting him go back out after Wallace had just thrown a dart for a first down.

That's exactly what I was thinking. I almost threw a shoe at the TV. Stupid coaches.

Harrison is rough as hell, but hey, from his and the Steelers perspectives, a win is worth a few tens of thousand dollars. Maybe the guy gets a Christmas bonus.

[Joemailman]

Here's the link for anyone who didn't see it: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d...headline_stack

Some rather interesting quotes from the people involved:

"He was fine to go back in," coach Pat Shurmur said, according to the Plain Dealer.

"Honestly, I don't remember (the hit)," McCoy told the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram.

"From what I understand, once the quarterback leaves the pocket, he's considered a runner," Harrison said. "All the defenseless(ness) and liberties that a quarterback has in the pocket are gone and you can tackle him just as he's a running back. The hit wasn't late, so I really don't understand why it was called."

If McCoy doesn't remember the hit, doesn't that suggest that maybe, just maybe, he wasn't fine to go back in?

Does Harrison still not understand that leading with his helmet into another player's helmet is not allowed?

[Deputy Nutz]

You all are a bunch of pussies.

[Cheesehead Craig]

Agree with the Yahoo! article that he should be suspended. I think a game out w/o pay would start to get his attention. The leagues gotta stop pussy-footing around about this. The current fines they impose don't really hurt the players so either start suspending guys or start making the fines in proportion to a player's salary.

[Smidgeon]

Agree with the Yahoo! article that he should be suspended. I think a game out w/o pay would start to get his attention. The leagues gotta stop pussy-footing around about this. The current fines they impose don't really hurt the players so either start suspending guys or start making the fines in proportion to a player's salary.

The current fines they impose don't really hurt the star players making serious bank. The players playing for minimum sure pay attention when they lose a game check for a week. Prorated penalties based on a player's salary (and maybe bonus) needs to be applied.

[Guiness]

The current fines they impose don't really hurt the star players making serious bank. The players playing for minimum sure pay attention when they lose a game check for a week. Prorated penalties based on a player's salary (and maybe bonus) needs to be applied.

Has to include the bonuses.

Suh's suspension is the perfect example of that. His contract averages about $12million/year, but this year his gameday cheques are $82K.

[sharpe1027]

Poor Harrison, nobody gives him a fair shake. Clearly it is more important that he be able to play the game the way he wants. This silly concern about possibly ending someone's career, or worse, is irrelevant to Harrison's much more pressing issue of being able to play the game the way he thinks it should be played.

[hoosier]

...after the game, members of the Browns staff reportedly asked that television lights not be used while McCoy was talking to the media

http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2011/12/defense_leaves_steelers_offens.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Concussion?!? What concussion?

[Joemailman]

Not sure who should get a bigger fine. Harrison or Shurmur.

[Pugger]

The Browns coaching and medical staff deserve some credit for letting him go back out after Wallace had just thrown a dart for a first down.

Yeah, no kidding.

[Smidgeon]

Not sure who should get a bigger fine. Harrison or Shurmur.

+1